Pedal Harp
Renault & Chatelain
second half 18th century
Medium
Wood, various materials
Dimensions
H. 156.5 cm (61 5/8 in.); Pillar length. 135.5 cm (53 3/8 in); Soundboard resonating length. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.); Soundboard greatest width 33 cm (13 in.); Strings sounding length: longest (approx.) 142 cm (55 7/8 in.), shortest 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); c2 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Classification
Chordophone-Harp
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1907
Accession Number
07.225.68